public opinion

Tom Hanks' COVID-19 Diagnosis Shaped Public Perception Of Coronavirus, Study Finds

The actor's March 2020 diagnosis made many take the coronavirus more seriously.
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Will Americans Take A Coronavirus Vaccine? Here's What Surveys Can (And Can't) Tell Us

With a vaccine rollout just getting underway in the U.S., public opinion remains in flux.
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Americans Increasingly Believe U.S. Is Handling Coronavirus Worse Than Other Nations

In a new HuffPost/YouGov poll, just 19% say the country is doing better than most.
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Congress Stalls Out — Again — Dealing With National Trauma

Police reform seems likely to join gun control and immigration as issues where Americans overwhelmingly support changes, but Congress is unable or unwilling to do anything.
By Andrew Taylor, AP

Public Opinion Is On The Side Of The Protests. That's New.

But views about policing remain divided along partisan and racial lines, a new HuffPost/YouGov survey finds.
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Poll: Americans Are Just Starting To Feel The Effect Of Coronavirus

Public opinion on the outbreak is evolving quickly, a new HuffPost/YouGov survey finds.
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New Polling Makes It Clear: Support For Impeachment Is Up

What remains to be seen is whether that momentum will continue.
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Don't Use Twitter As Your HR Department, As Lizzo Now Knows

Think twice before you use a public platform to air personal grievances that could get someone (including yourself) in trouble.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar On Trump Impeachment: 'It's Not If... It's When'

The Minnesota congresswoman thinks it's just a matter of time, despite polling showing 6 out of 10 Americans don't think the president should be impeached.
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Americans' Approval Of Labor Unions Reaches 16-Year High

Gallup has been tracking the favorability of unions for decades, and it's been steadily rising since the recession ended.
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